LISTEN: Stone Temple Pilots’ New Single!

"Between the Lines" is a classic alt-rock gem from the L.A. quartet's May 25 reunion album.

The first new music in nine years from Stone Temple Pilots has arrived.

The Los Angeles alt-rockers just posted “Between the Lines,” the lead single off their May 25 self-titled reunion release, to their website. Listen below!

The track is quintessential STP: melodic, catchy, and heavy. It kicks off with some heavy drum fills and snappy talk-singing from singer Scott Weiland — sounding like he’s been listening to a lot of Bob Dylan — then drops into a gritty chorus with a clapping drum beat: “You always were my favorite drug / Even when we used to take drugs,” sings Weiland. Dean DeLeo then steps in for a neo-psychedelic guitar solo.

The band debuted the track live at SXSW, kicking off a short U.S. tour behind the new album. Their Austin, TX, set showed a group at the top of their game, strutting through a 16-song set including “Huckleberry Crumble,” “Bagman,” and “Hickory Dichotomy” — and inviting Doors guitarist Robby Krieger onstage for a cover of “Roadhouse Blues.” Read SPIN’s review here.

We recently spoke with brothers and main songwriters Robert and Dean DeLeo, who dished on the new album: “We know what STP sounds like — we have a sonic blueprint…. [it’s] a really cohesive record with songs that are going to be lasting.” Click here to read more.

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